Choy Wai Lee - Olathe KS, US Karen J. Jantz - Overland Park KS, US David C. Zahorsky - Olathe KS, US Mark D. Tompkins - Overland Park KS, US Ryan T. Moore - Prairie Village KS, US
Assignee:
Garmin Ltd. - Camana Bay
International Classification:
G01C 21/26 G06F 3/041
US Classification:
701208, 701207, 345173
Abstract:
A portable navigation device operable to present a plurality of operating modes. The device may include a display; a location determining component operable to determine a current geographic location of the navigation device; mount detection circuitry operable to determine a mounting status of the navigation device; and a processor coupled with the location determining component, the mount detection circuitry, and the display. The processor is operable to select one of a plurality of operating modes based on the determined mounting status and present information specific to the selected operating modes on the display.
